My New Rocky Bluff P.D. Mystery by F. M. Meredith

To be perfectly honest, I didn't think the latest Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery would be published. The publisher of Oak Tree Press had a serious illness and all production halted. I was in the middle of writing the next book so continued on, unsure if it would ever be seen.

I really thought the last one published might be the last book of the series.

Michael Orenduff, the author of the wonderful Pot Thief Mysteries, offered to publish those books by OTP authors who were ready to go through his publisher, Aakenbaaken & Kent. I know Michael so I contacted him. We actually have a bit of history--we were once both nominated for the Best Mystery Award at the Epic conference and sat beside each other at the ceremony. I didn't win, but I did get to touch his award. I also had the opportunity to see and visit with Mike and his wife at other conferences.

The title of the book is Unresolved. The mystery is solved--the murderer discovered and arrested, but there are still a loose ends that aren't quite finished. 

Two of my friends won a contest to characters named after them in my next Rocky Bluff P.D. and they both have prominent roles. 

I was given two covers to choose from by the artist. This is the one I chose.

Unresolved Blurb: 

Rocky Bluff P.D. is underpaid and understaffed and when two dead bodies turn up, the department is stretched to the limit. The mayor is the first body discovered, the second an older woman whose death is caused in a bizarre manner. Because no one liked the mayor, including his estranged wife and the members of the city council, the suspects are many, but each one has an alibi. Could the two murders be connected?